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* Nursery worker Mavis Weaver will be treated to a big party at the end of the month when she retires from the nursery she co-founded over 30 years ago. Daisy Hill Pre School in Westhoughton, Lancashire was set up in 1974 to fill a lack of provision in the area and now cares for 30 children. * A Sea Cadets day nursery held nautical-themed celebrations for its 40th birthday this month. The Resolution Nursery in Swindon is a not-for-profit organisation providing care for 26 children. It takes its name from its close relationship with the Sea Cadets whose building it shares. Children hung up fish mobiles and paper boats for the party.

* A Sea Cadets day nursery held nautical-themed celebrations for its 40th birthday this month. The Resolution Nursery in Swindon is a not-for-profit organisation providing care for 26 children. It takes its name from its close relationship with the Sea Cadets whose building it shares. Children hung up fish mobiles and paper boats for the party.

* A centre for autistic children has been saved from closure by a Pounds 300,000 National Lottery grant which will meet 75 per cent of its running costs for the next five years. The Autistic Way Smart Kids Centre in Yarmouth has given 150 families a lifeline of care, respite and support in Norfolk and Suffolk since 2002.

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